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Track and field posts third consecutive multi-set victory

Track and field posts third consecutive multi-set victory

Reid Peters / Winonan

For the third consecutive week, the Winona State University track and field team claimed multiple events, this time winning seven on Saturday in St. Peter, Minn. at the Lee Krough Invitational.

Junior Nicole Nelson came up just short of her personal record, but came in first place in the hammer throw with a toss of 181-5. Redshirt first-year Erin Perkins entered the Winona State record books with the seventh-farthest hammer throw in school history with a throw of 180-2.

Head coach Mason Rebarchek said all six of Perkins’ throws exceeded her old personal record.

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In the shot put, sophomore Kaitlyn Long claimed second place with a throwing distance of 43-1 1/2.

The Winona State 4×100-meter relay team achieved the second-fastest time in program history while also bringing home the event with a time of 47.45 seconds.

“The girls improved quite a bit,” Rebarchek said. “They had three great exchanges and won by quite a bit.”

The Warrior relay team of sophomore Brittany Schyvinck, sophomore Tamika Tucker and juniors Hailey Deschaine and Megan Seidl also won the 4×400 meter with a time of 3:59.84.

Seidl took home the first-place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.53. Schyvinck put her name in the record books with the sixth-fastest 200-meter dash time in program history, earning her second place in the event with a time of 25.30.

Seidl took home the 400-meter title as well with a time of 56.71. This was the third event Seidl took place in winning throughout the day.

“Megan kicked off her success at the conference meet last year and has continued to carry it through to this season,” Rebarchek said.

Junior Andrea Bartz took home the first place finish in the triple jump with a bound of 38-6 3/4, while junior Haley Reinke tied for second place in the high jump with a 5-5 1/4 leap.

The Warriors had two ladies finish within the top three in the 100-meter hurdles with sophomore Olivia Fixsen winning the event with a time of 15.16 and junior Brittany Dulak taking home third with a time of 15.44.

“Olivia has really turned a corner in her understanding of the event,” Rebarchek said. “She’s done a great job recently.”

Winona State’s record holder for the 800-meter run, senior Katie Bagley, took second in the event with a time of 2:19.11. Bagley’s teammate, first-year Allison Johnson, finished in second place with a time of 2:19.54, which put her in the record books with the eighth-fastest time in program history.

Sophomore McKenzie Fortier moved up in the Winona record books from 10th to eighth in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:53.63 that earned her a third place finish in the event.

Senior Taylor Vogel earned a third place finish as well but in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:05.12.

Winona State will meet on Friday to compete at the Esten Challenge in La Crosse, Wis.

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